The reviews are part of a nationwide effort to scrub what the president deemed a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth” from national historic sites in his March 27 executive order.
“In accordance with Secretary’s Order No. 3431, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History, all interpretive signage is currently under review, including those at Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and the Charles Pinckney National Historical Site. At this time, we have nothing further for you specific to these national park sites,” NPS said in a statement to The Post and Courier.
The National Park Service did not respond to specific questions about why the 10 titles identified at Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and the Charles Pinckney site were flagged for review.
In June, signs asking visitors to report any information they spotted at NPS sites they felt was “negative about either past or living Americans” or fails to “emphasize the beauty, grandeur, and abundance of landscapes and other natural features.”
The appearance of the signs at Charleston-area sites was met with deep concern from historians, former employees and parks advocates.
“If some of these proposed changes are made, visitors may miss out on the full picture of history and nature that they deserve at our parks. Americans count on our parks to tell truthful stories and accurate information. The public can handle the truth,” NPCA Senior Director for Cultural Resources Alan Spears said in a statement.
Burgum’s order also directed staff at all NPS sites to review all public-facing monuments, memorials and markers to catalog anything inappropriate or that disparages any American, alive or dead, including those that lived in colonial times, by Aug. 18.
Thirty days after that deadline, or on Sept. 17, that content must be removed and replaced by content that focuses on American achievements and progress, according to the directive.
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